In the thread "This looks like a dead candidate" here, TBeholder suggested that this trope needs a better title. I don't see anything wrong with "Movie Match Up" (except that there should be a hyphen in there: "Movie Match-Up").
TBeholder suggested "Nested Twisted Echo" (which in my humble opinion is more esoteric than what we have now).
Opinions on renaming this trope and what the name should be if it's renamed are requested, please.
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My idea is not any closer to the best and snappy names either, indeed.
I just see names not fitting the scope or definition (that aren't famous examples) as leading to wrong assumptions, so they end up missing examples that actually fit and/or becoming sinks for "not really this, but if you squint, it looks sorta kinda related" bloat. Not a hot issue, but perhaps worth a thought.
"Recursive Action", maybe? I have to say that "Movie Match-Up" is a big vague; it almost sounds like a romance trope.
Ooh, how about "Media Mirroring"? I'm a little concerned it might make people think it has to do with 2 regular works instead of a work and a Show Within a Show though.
Agreed; IMHO, "Media Mirroring" is better than anything else suggested so far.